The All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from a timetable circulating on social media outlining proposed dates for its ward, local government, and state congresses ahead of the 2027 general elections. The viral document, titled “Draft APC 2025 Schedule of Nationwide Congresses and Related Activities,” claimed that ward and local government congresses would hold…
Kenya suffered a widespread power outage on Wednesday that affected most of the country, with electricity supply restored about six hours later, the nation’s leading power utility Kenya Power said. The cause of the outage in East Africa’s largest economy, which was first reported at 1:28 a.m. local time (1028 GMT), has yet to be…
Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, says Türkiye intends to scale up its current trade volume of $2 billion with Nigeria to $5 billion. According to the Turkish envoy, during the recent visit of President Bola Tinubu to Türkiye, agreements were signed aimed at deepening Turkish-Nigerian relations in various fields. Speaking on Tuesday during…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has obtained about ₦700 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to deploy 1.1 million electricity meters nationwide by the end of 2025, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced. Adelabu made this known at the 2025 Nigerian Energy Forum in Lagos on Tuesday, themed “Powering Nigeria through Investment, Innovation,…
The National Assembly on Monday pledged to consider the Special Seats Bill currently before it, following sustained advocacy by Nigerian women groups. Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi Jr., who represents Ekiti North, gave the assurance while addressing protesting women at the entrance of the National Assembly Complex. The News Agency of Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday felicitated two British-Nigerians, Opeyemi Bright and Jason Jackson, on their election and inauguration as Mayors in London. The President commended Bright and Jackson for sustaining the legacy of good works by Nigerians in the diaspora and consistently promoting the values of honesty, integrity, hard work, and commitment to the well-being…
Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), say ordinary Nigerians will bear the burden more if the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) embarks on strike. According to them, IPMAN should consider the masses by putting their interest above theirs. They spoke to the News Agency we of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in…
Nigerian lawmaker Senator Ned Nwoko has spoken publicly for the first time after his wife, actress and filmmaker Regina Daniels, accused him of physically assaulting her. Daniels made the allegations in a widely circulated video posted online on Saturday, claiming she had suffered repeated abuse and could no longer remain in the marriage. The couple…
Justice Suleiman Belgore of anAbuja High Court on Tuesday, issued a bench warrant against the Director, Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Joseph Eriki and 10 others. The order was given to compel their appearance before the court for arraignment in a charge filed against them by the Federal Government. Belgore…
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Edo has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and it’s governorship candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo. Ighodalo is challenging the outcome of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal reserved the judgment on Monday after counsel…
